Hohoukaku Danrinji

📍 Kyoto, Kyoto · 2-10 Kosaka-cho, Toriimoto, Saga, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto

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About

MountainKitayama

SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school

PrincipalKannon Bosatsu

Founded1397

FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu

HeritageUNESCO World Heritage

Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/

History

Danrinji transmits the light of dharma along the mountain paths of Saga. Since ancient times, this center of Buddhist learning has flourished. I have long stood here, guiding those seeking the truth. Beneath dappled sunlight, this sacred place echoes with silence and the sound of truth.